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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Douglasville
Sculpture
(Confederate War Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Confederate War Memorial), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Douglas County Heroes, (sculpture).
Dates:
1914.
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 22 in. x 22 in.; Base: approx. 15 x 8 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base, raised lettering:) (CSA monogram)/1861/(crossed swords)/1865/DOUGLAS/COUNTY/HEROES (Rear of base, raised lettering:) ERECTED BY/DOUGLASVILLE CHAPTER/UNITED DAUGHTERS/OF THE CONFEDERACY./1914. unsigned
Description:
A young, uniformed Civil War soldier stands atop a tall, square pedestal, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands at chest level, the stock resting by his proper right foot. The soldier is clean shaven and wears a field hat. Pouches are attached to the rear of his proper left waist, and a bedroll is slung over his proper left shoulder and secured at the proper right waist. The back of the soldier's proper right leg rests against a tree stump. The lower base is multitiered and stepped, adorned with a relief of crossed swords.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Douglasville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Douglas County, Maintenance Department, 6754 Broad Street, Douglasville, Georgia 30134
Located Douglas County Courthouse, Douglasville, Georgia
Remarks:
The monument commemorates Confederate soldiers of Douglas County, Georgia, and was erected by the Douglasville Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). For related information see Isabell Buzzett Smith's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS GA000587
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000587
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